The Sunday Times' 25 Best Albums of 2021

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Published: December 11, 2021 18:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Prioritise Pleasure Self Esteem Oct-22-2021, Electropop
#2 Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Little Simz Sep-03-2021, UK Hip Hop
#3 Blue Weekend Wolf Alice Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock
#4 The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows Damon Albarn Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop
#5 CARNAGE Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop
#6 Ignorance The Weather Station Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop
#7 Daddy's Home St. Vincent May-14-2021, Psychedelic Soul
#8 We're All Alone In This Together Dave Jul-23-2021, UK Hip Hop
#9 Blue Banisters Lana Del Rey Oct-22-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#10 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo May-21-2021, Pop
#11 For Those I Love For Those I Love Mar-26-2021, Progressive House
#12 Promises Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism
#13 Little Oblivions Julien Baker Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Solar Power Lorde Aug-20-2021, Folk Pop
#15 INSIDE Bo Burnham Jun-10-2021,
#16 The Art of Losing The Anchoress Mar-12-2021, Art Rock
#17 Seventeen Going Under Sam Fender Oct-08-2021, Heartland Rock
#18 Pink Noise Laura Mvula Jul-02-2021, Synthpop
#19 An Overview on Phenomenal Nature Cassandra Jenkins Feb-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#20 Conflict Of Interest Ghetts Feb-19-2021, UK Hip Hop
#21 Mercy Natalie Bergman May-07-2021, Singer-Songwriter
#22 Pressure Machine The Killers Aug-13-2021, Heartland Rock
#23 Jubilee Japanese Breakfast Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop
#24 Fat Pop (Deluxe) Paul Weller May-14-2021, Pop Rock
#25 The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers Valerie June Mar-12-2021, Country Soul
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Prioritise Pleasure | Self Esteem | Album, Oct-22-2021, Electropop |
| #2 | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | Little Simz | Album, Sep-03-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #3 | Blue Weekend | Wolf Alice | Album, Jun-04-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows | Damon Albarn | Album, Nov-12-2021, Ambient Pop |
| #5 | CARNAGE | Nick Cave & Warren Ellis | Album, Feb-25-2021, Chamber Pop |
| #6 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Album, Feb-05-2021, Sophisti-Pop |
| #7 | Daddy's Home | St. Vincent | Album, May-14-2021, Psychedelic Soul |
| #8 | We're All Alone In This Together | Dave | Album, Jul-23-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #9 | Blue Banisters | Lana Del Rey | Album, Oct-22-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | SOUR | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, May-21-2021, Pop |
| #11 | For Those I Love | For Those I Love | Album, Mar-26-2021, Progressive House |
| #12 | Promises | Floating PointsPharoah Sanders | Album, Mar-26-2021, Post-Minimalism |
| #13 | Little Oblivions | Julien Baker | Album, Feb-26-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Solar Power | Lorde | Album, Aug-20-2021, Folk Pop |
| #15 | INSIDE | Bo Burnham | Album, Jun-10-2021,  |
| #16 | The Art of Losing | The Anchoress | Album, Mar-12-2021, Art Rock |
| #17 | Seventeen Going Under | Sam Fender | Album, Oct-08-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #18 | Pink Noise | Laura Mvula | Album, Jul-02-2021, Synthpop |
| #19 | An Overview on Phenomenal Nature | Cassandra Jenkins | Album, Feb-19-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Conflict Of Interest | Ghetts | Album, Feb-19-2021, UK Hip Hop |
| #21 | Mercy | Natalie Bergman | Album, May-07-2021, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Pressure Machine | The Killers | Album, Aug-13-2021, Heartland Rock |
| #23 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jun-04-2021, Indie Pop |
| #24 | Fat Pop (Deluxe) | Paul Weller | Album, May-14-2021, Pop Rock |
| #25 | The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers | Valerie June | Album, Mar-12-2021, Country Soul |